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OPERATION MONGOOSE PROGRESS

05/31/62
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MEMORANDUM

TOP SECRET

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RELEASED WITH DELETIONS
07/20/98

COMMENTS : Reviewed by OSD, CIA, State.

NOUOINT STAFF UBueGTION
TO DECLASSIFIGATION
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Subject: Operation Monsoose Peogreas

. [intetticence niellisence build-up by CIA incluces efforts to recruit a
Guten gloat ineplace and ean ofilelal inan airlines cifice in
HavanZ J She CLA teams nigced ip Pinar cel fio Frovinee leet
March’wes eucceselully re-eupplied by toaritie cocans on
2b stay. The Navy and CLA have worked out a evaperstive effort
@ elrencthen the U.S. security and intellicence prorram at
Cusnizaamne,

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The CAC continues to provide word froca insice Cuta cover-~
ing local security reves and sopular unrest (unrest Tevortedly
increasin:). A subétantial recuctien in oil relinine and suenue
facture of tires ono tubes le reported fram CAC sources.

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the provisions of the JFK Assassination Records

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2 (PLIO2- 526),

Eeona:nic pressure ugon the Communist recsime nay be
increased by a Lepartment of Commerce move denying bunxerina
facilitica at U.S. porte to vessela uncer Sino-Soviet bloc charter 4
carrying carpe to Cuba. State Lepartment reports haviar solicited ‘SI
views of our Arnbassador to Javan resarcing pagsible antroacnes St
fo the Javanese asking tuem te cease eucor purchases frou. Culy

Collection Act of 199

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os Mromavanca effortea of USIA ané CLA continue te ¢only eressure

Bee upon tie Cusan rerime Ly focusine wisn abuses of power and failure -
oi hey programe such a8 sxedical and iosd. ‘Sae VOA use of colucees
ia interviews especially underlined thia theme. La lookine into a rosy
USIA proposal tnat we counter Cavemunist Cuba moves to dccress .
Latin America by partieluation in the ataletic North Central Aserican .
ang Caribbean Cavrea set for August ll-2: in Nineston, Jawaica: a
“free Cula” team otght be effective, with geod publicity supvert.

GIABAS NO OBJECTION TO

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Incicent at Guantanamo occurred 26 jay ween @ light Guban
eiversit lancee there. Ghree Gubans hoc fercee the pilot, at
pistol point, to land then at our Naval Ease. ith State’a con-
currence, Defense actce: the Gusan pilot flew home, tue 3 Cuban

apece stayed on tie TASG.

racturine. the Rertine 206 been piven priority attention by
CIAL ‘A eenior caee Giuicer hae been assicned full-ticne to unis
epecific actiga, and nes preferential use of CLA ascets. LA es
cesirable cglection targcts, CIA tas founc several woo seem
vulaeeatld Gnstueing the o‘inister of datiunal Leenamny, Leon cal]

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Iricrity Qoerntions Hcheccle of 21‘ ay, seening some positive
actiong in vecalf{ of cur project wuring Lic mest gewe ral ween, Os
brouant a very healthy response from CLA anc USIA. The CIA
determination to meet the challenco kas surfaced four palicy-tyoe
questlogg which I note for you on bebalf of CLA:
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edatc 7, “Voice of Free Cuba," is alraust immediately
feasicic, if the Creup will asprove CIA arrancingd Sith
Navy for usc of & subtparinc CIA has flew: plans for
worrying the Communist réfime tiroush . hroacccale
which would appear ta cane from locaagissicent groups
actively planning to harass the rezime.

2), Task 1%, ClA is prepared to cis eminate leaflete on Castro's
failure to the Guuan ropulasionf a ballosniwita a view of
increasing instability of the Ce weeunist A:acuine, Fae
technique is tested and ‘1A pag plans t2 onerate iron a

surface chip im international waters, Ant Croup is
agked tu approve the icea, including Mavy supoort. Yaig
coulu be operating in time to exploit the 26 July anniversary
ot Castro's altace upon govern ant forces ut Santiasa de
Cuba in 133, for “the revolution ‘he has now betrayes.

3), Task 1%, CLA believes it can reerult some 2o-an Leamns
‘for poscilule use in beeting up registance proups wituin Guba.
Croup approval is asacd for I cfense Bu omert imoirsinisy
holding, lonistics. ‘ine ‘noice level hasard is motea, but
this gpecial project evuld be alnoct unnwiices il th sec wiks
sproposed U.o. cnilllary enlist went of Gucans.

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4)F Tact 23, Counterfeit Currency to increase Gvban econo-nie
problume is consicerey icasivle within 330g. GAYS Unon a
iivalted basis anc in Consiceracle ecale within Six montag,
CTA asks the Group approval before proceecing with thig
action, oe

Other Taska,

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. Tavte here that CIA coca not feel it hae

operational means’
tals tivoe, cure
Would roeuire

to undertake Jas No. 22; black-market activities
taser thet Task No. UL, Tite Magacine dissemination,
operational facilities far now uvallaule. I accepr inte finite Celerra of
Task No. 22 and scrubbing ef Task Ne. lon tis bagis.

The Levartment of State reaction, ta my effort to pet the U.S. |
inte priority actions towards our project's geale, has been Cisarpesintins
so me thua far. Avparently, "sy Cenécule of tarsets for GSeciul eixorte
ig accepted only as it smay fit into jong -ranze, eulgiing urosramsne already
uncer way. Uf thie is tre theory of our project, I believe iat the praject
then becomes only a special reporting device end not & 6oecial U.S.
effort to wia tie roal of nelping the Cusane wecapture t
from a canp of Coraniunists,

we Country

“Eyes Cnly" copies to:

1. Cener Taylor . s. ifr. Kennedy
2. hig. Johnson 6. Ceneral teimnitser ~——
3.0 Mr. Cilsatric 7. Chief of Operations
4. or. MeCone
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